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Page title needs changing

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The page Tom Tyler Stradivarius is incorrectly titled. it should be titled "Tom Taylor Stradivarius". I changed the page contents to reflect this and added an authoritative reference but I don't know how to change the title. The page(stub) seems to have been created by an anonymous editor with a non-existent account. RMcGuigan (talk) 15:14, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ref 2 in the article says "Tom Tyler". Ref 1 says "Huberman Stradivarius", with no mention of Tom anybody. Ref 3 seems to make no mention of the instrument or its owner, but it is possible that some further link from there might say something. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:35, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It is also rather confusing that you have redirected your user page and user talk page to Robert McGuigan, but that account shows very few edits, including none to the article in question. It would be less confusing if your signature actually went to the pages of your active account. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:44, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ref 2 is simply wrong, the CNN reporter got the name wrong. That must be the source of this proliferating error. The "Huberman Stradivarius" is the current violin of Joshua Bell who formerly owned the "Tom Taylor". Ref 3 points to a database of stringed instruments and the Tom Taylor violin is their reference ID number 541. Unfortunately it seems that the link I entered goes to the home page of the database rather than the page for the Tom Taylor strad. As it is now it is necessary to enter the ID number (541) in the search field on the page. I'll see if I can make the link more direct; failing that I'll provide a better reference. Sorry about the confusing redirect. I can't remember now how/why it happened but I'll try to fix it. I understand why the situation on the Tom Tyler Stradivarius page is difficult, with conflicting references; when I get a useful reference I'll delete reference 2, but the title will still be incorrect. RMcGuigan (talk) 18:48, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

reporting problem with an article WP:International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society

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I am new to Wikipedia. I tried to report a problem with an article by going to the article's talk page as was the recommended procedure on your HELP section. I received no reply, so I am reporting the problem here as is recommended. As I explained on the article's talk page, I really do not want to edit or be involved with editing. I am a medical practitioner and I am much too busy to get involved in drawn-out discussions. For the most part I believe that Wikipedia's medical articles are well-written and informative. However, I could not help but notice inaccuracies in both the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) article and the article on Lyme disease. Firstly, ILADS is a medical society rather than a patient advocacy group. There is a difference in that the members of a medical society are health care practitioners or professionals in careers related to health care. Secondly, both articles are written from a biased point of view. Both articles are biased on the topic of Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) or Chronic Lyme Disease (CLD) -- it really does not matter to me what name you wish to call it. The fact that PTLDS/CLD is a controversial topic is pointed out, but then the article only presents one point of view -- the point of view that persistent infection after antibiotic tratment does not exist. As this is a controversial topic, articles should accurately reflect the controversy -- not just present one point of view. There are peer-reviewed studies representing both sides so why not have your articles reflect this? From 1984 to date there are over 100 peer-reviewed articles that provide evidence that both humans and animals can have persistent infection after antibiotic treatment. It is very irresponsible to not provide up-to-date medical information that reflects the wide range of literature out there. Furthermore, the articles present the NIH and IDSA point of view. It should be noted that on the CDC's website on this topic, while leaning towards the point of view that symptoms related to Lyme disease post-antibiotic treatment are not caused by persistent infection, acknowledges that is is a grey area that needs further study, and I quote: "some health care providers tell patients that these symptoms reflect persistent infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Recent animal studies have given rise to questions that require further research and clinical studies to determine the cause of PTLDS in humans are ongoing." I have read in Wikipedia's policies that secondary resources published in peer-reviewed journals are considered appropriate medical references. There are some review articles that support the point of view that persistent infection post antibiotic treatment exists. I have noticed in the talk pages on these topics that various editors have tried to make changes. Each time their changes have been removed and not always in a manner that is consitent with Wikipedia's own policies. I have no desire to wast my time, but I would like to report the problems and I hope that these inaccuracies will be corrected.Rogerroger.martin (talk) 00:26, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Rogerroger.martin: Hello sir, thank you for following up on your talk page post. Sometimes it takes a little while for interested editors to respond to talk page discussions. I notice that you mentioned on the talk page that you are a medical practitioner, but you are not interested in participating in editing. That's fine, (and to be honest, sometimes the rules around here can be intimidating for new users) but maybe a good approach would be to post (again on the Talk Page) a version of a paragraph (for example) that exemplifies the balanced point of view you are suggesting. Obviously presenting reliable sources is crucial to support a perspective different from the one currently being presented in the article. That's my recommendation in a nutshell. I have no experience with medical articles, so I'm sorry that I can't be of more help than to offer general suggestions, perhaps my fellow volunteers can provide you with information more tailored to your expertise and to your objections. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:15, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cal Smith

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I am Cal Smith's grandson (Calvin Jr.) and the article is incorrect. It states that he has 5 children. it should be survived by wife Darlene, a son, Calvin, 5 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.218.44.127 (talk) 02:50, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for the correction, and my sincere condolences on the loss of your Grandfather. All the best. AJCham 03:31, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Carrier Strike Group Five Wikipedia-page Update

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Dear Sir or Ma'am, The information you have for Carrier Strike Group 5 is outdated and slightly inaccurate. Below is the accurate information that I'd like to request to replace the webpage. Please update at your most earliest convenience. Thank you very much.

If there is an easier method for me to send revised text, please let me know. I would be happy to do so. You can contact me at: (Redacted)

Very Respectfully, MC2 Shannon Heavin CTF 70 Assistant Public Affairs Officer Embarked USS George Washington (CVN 73) Commercial: +(Redacted)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.56.181.194 (talk) 03:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thank you for your service! The best place to make your suggestions about article content is the specific article's talk page. It is worth noting that in order for these contributions to survive, they must be supported by reliable sources independent of the subject, and cannot contain original research. So while your position as a public affairs officer might provide you with information not easily obtained by the public, we must need to be able to source them beyond your personal observation and interpretation, as all information on Wikipedia must be verifiable. That is, anybody should be able to trot down to a library to start verifying the facts. The article currently has seven references. If you can provide more, and submit them as in-line references, that would be fantastic. If you need any help, I'm happy to answer your questions, as would be any other Wikipedia editor. I do admit that I know nothing about military history, though. Respectfully, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:53, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

citing references

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How do I cite a reference multiple times. I have cited a reference once which appears in the reference list eg Smith,P. (2003)......If I want to cite this again in the article again how do I do it. I type in <rename=smith... but t creates a new reference instead of just putting the number used for smith previously used. Is the problem that I have not defined somehow a name for the first smith paper. If so how do I do that

Many thanks 05:55, 14 October 2013 (UTC)05:55, 14 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Csuenm (talk • contribs)

This is described at WP:REFNAME. You need to adjust your first reference to say <ref name="Favaloro">Favaloro, N. ... </ref>, and then you can use it again with the code <ref name="Favaloro"/>. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:12, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hebrew wikipedia editors racism

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Dear Sirs at Wikipedia worldwide,

Racism by wikipedia Hebrew entries editors: Lostam, Assayas, Nero Yair and Gilgamesh is done daily!!! Their approach to cut entries of sephardic Jews subjects is obvious, they oppose any edits to add true facts and details. Those editors way of rejecting to accept other users opinion, is unacceptable in the 21st century. They clearly violate the freedom of writing in wikipedia but dictate their mood negatively. Due to their irresponsible acts, that show they are not serious, no one will donate any more to wikipedia not even one cent because of their narrow mind. Another point is that those editors admit they have no clue nor background in many areas that they watch, they decide too fast without using any deep thoughts regarding how the public would benefit from reading entries and learning. Wikipedia has lost donations as a consequence of letting those editors do as they wish instead of controlling them . It is important that wikipedia headquarters be aware of those arrogant Hebrew editors. Israel6565 (talk) 06:12, 14 October 2013 (UTC)--[reply]

This is the help desk for English Wikipedia, not "wikipedia headquarters". We here have no influence over what happens at Hebrew Wikipedia. Maproom (talk) 07:33, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do we have a mechanism for forwarding this kind of stuff to the right Wikipedia? It might help to avoid in future the shitstorms we are currently getting in the media, with regard to non-English Wikipedias and racism, discrimination, bias, etc. Thanks ツ Jenova20 (email) 08:55, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I asked about this and was referred here.— Vchimpanzee Âˇ talk Âˇ contributions Âˇ 21:33, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox

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I added an article about Prof.Ramazan SarÄą, who is one of the famous economist in Turkey. Although I added the article on 29th of August, it is still not published. Actually, it is seen only my Sandbox. I'd like to know whether there are something wrong with this entry? What can I do to accelarate the process. ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hmenges (talk • contribs) 07:50, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

User:Hmenges/sandbox seems to be mostly not in English, and it is also completely unclear what it is supposed to be an article about, so it is not suitable for inclusion as an article in the English Wikipedia. Please take a look at some existing recognised Wikipedia Good Articles at Wikipedia:GA to get an idea of how an article should be written, formatted and structured. You may also wish to read Wikipedia:Your first article. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:00, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(e/c) Firstly, this is the English Wikipedia, and any article posted here needs to be in English, not Turkish - or are you hoping to post it on the Turkish Wikipedia?. Please do not just put the text through Google translate or a similar translator, as the translation is not good enough. Secondly, having tried to understand what you are saying, Bing comes up with:- "The following is my own personal website, resume." Wikipedia does not accept resumes - please see WP:NOTRESUME. Arjayay (talk) 08:12, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And if it is a copy of the professor's resume taken directly from his website, it is almost certainly a violation of his copyright and couldn't be reproduced on Wikipedia even if it were suitable, which, as others have explained above, it certainly isn't. - Karenjc (talk) 08:27, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Biosphere Conciousness"

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I would like to open a wikipedia Subject called: "Biosphere Consciousness"

I would like to do this by posting an article written by Keith Gordon - for - Seattle Everyday Spirituality Examiner - about a talk given by: Jeremy Rifkin - entitled - The Empathic Civilization / Ross Institure Summer Academy 2010.

It is a well written article and Jeremy Rifkin's talk is spot on and very pertinent.

In my mind the most critical thing humanity can be focused on at this time.

Please let me know how to go about this, Thank you in advance, Starlightwalking — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starlightwalking (talk • contribs) 08:34, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

One imagines the Seattle Everyday Spirituality Examiner retain copyright over their material, so you cannot post material from their publication on Wikipedia. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 08:55, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Even if they do not retain copyright, Wikipedia is not a publisher, it does not allow essays or other original research to be reproduced - please see WP:NOTESSAY. If the subject "Biosphere Consciousness" has already been covered in sufficient, third party, reliable sources an article could be written on the subject, but not until then. Arjayay (talk) 09:01, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Starlightwalking: "Biosphere Consciousness" sounds like a neologism. Neologism articles are magnets for deletion. Something to think about. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:35, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help with the table needed

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String thongs
Back Sides
Strap Tie Strapless
T-back Underwear - string back
G-string Underwear - triangle back
V-string Underwear - V back
C-string Underwear - C back

Can't figure out the codes of this table from Thong (clothing). Please take a look. Lines should run through the table and not end or begin inside a column.

It would be great if I could change the "backs" column to read - Low coverage (V-string and Maebari), Medium coverage (G-string, T-back, C-string ) and High coverage (Cheeky and T-back). The sides row should read - Strap (V-string, G-string, Cheeky), Tie-side (T-back) and Strapless (Maebari, C-string) Aditya(talk • contribs) 10:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Like this? ツ Jenova20 (email) 11:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

String thongs
Back Sides
Strap Tie-side Strapless
Low coverage
(V-string and Maebari) 		Underwear - string back Underwear - C back
Medium coverage
(G-string, T-back, C-string) 		Underwear - triangle back
High coverage
(Cheeky and T-back) 		Underwear - V back

Or this?:

String thongs
Back Sides
Strap Tie-side Strapless
Low coverage Underwear - V back Maebari
Medium coverage Underwear - triangle back Underwear - string back Underwear - C back
High coverage Cheeky T-back

Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:54, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Content submission - revised

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Subject: Att. Sarah Stierch - re. Articles for Creation / Maloti Drakensberg Route (MDR) Ref. Nikki Tilley

Hello Sarah!

I am trying to help get the following accepted into Wikipedia.

As far as I can see, you declined the article on the 2nd June with the comments that it had too much “promotional language” and you also asked for more “reliable sources”. For instance you felt that claiming the route to be “great for birding” was promotional, but I see the wording was actually “significant birding” which is surely not the same? But I cannot find further communication after 2nd June and would like to re-ignite this thing!

Anyway I have also played around with the text a little and have hopefully removed some of the possible offending bits that slipped through the net. PLEASE have a look and let me know if there is anything else I/we need to do. We would so much love to get this in before the end of the month. Here it is:

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Maloti Drakensberg Route (MDR)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.133.245.71 (talk) 11:46, 14 October 2013

You can request that the members at Articles for Creation look at your content again by clicking on the "resubmit" link on the entry for your page. However, it still seems to need a bit of work to me. The references are low quality, and don't prove notability particularly well. The language is still quite promotional in places as well.  drewmunn  talk  11:57, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have two three comments on the proposed article. First, it ought to start by saying what it is about. Is it a road, or some kind of national park, or what? Second, There's suddenly a paragraph about "Maletsunyane Falls", with no evident relationship to the subject of the article. Third, that paragraph is a copyright violation of this. Maproom (talk) 12:09, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for unprotection

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The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Lilov was deleted in 2010 and protected from creation. Now, it has been updated/reviewed and exists under a different name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Lilov). How is it possible unprotect the page, so it can be moved to it's original name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chesszorro (talk • contribs) 13:13, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This was also made as a request to WP:RFPP here; I declined the request as this needs to be handled at WP:DELREV. Zad68 14:10, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hide Order of Battle list?

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How can I make this list able to hide? I want to put a list of regiments in the battle of lesnaya. Imonoz (talk) 13:16, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hiding things like tables in actual articles is kind of awkward and should generally be avoided. You should just tidy up the table and display it normally. Scarce2 (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I thought of having it in the end of the article, without messing up so much. The reason I want it hidden is because it would take up so much of the article having 'two' lists of regiments for Sweden and Russia so hiding it would be the best option. Could you recommend me putting it in the end of the article? Also, which table is the best for regiments and such (showing names, strength, commanders and notes)? Imonoz (talk) 14:39, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a photo to an infobox issues

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Is there a file size to uploading a photo to the infoboxes? I have tried the formats and none of which seem to be working. I've tried: 

[[File:Example.png|thumb|Caption text]] and
|image=[[File:Dan Cohen Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Alliefendrick (talk • contribs) 13:49, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It depends which infobox you are trying to use. For many, the correct syntax is just "image = Dan Cohen Wiki.png", without any "File" prefix or square brackets. There's more about this at Help:Infobox picture. -- John of Reading (talk) 13:56, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Some infoboxes require image syntax, others don't. Please see the documentation for the infox you are using. --  Gadget850 talk 14:07, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Adding references and citations

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Hello all! I am having difficulties adding references and citations. When I add the citation html to the word/s in the text I with to cite, the [nr] appears but the word disappears from the copy. Does anyone please know what I am doing wrong? I want to be able to add the citation [nr] to words in the text and then add the source to the references list at the bottom. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jules J Foreman (talk • contribs) 14:03, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever article you were working on, you didn't save the edits under this account, so I can't tell what you were trying to do. In general, you want to follow the text to be supported by a citation with a <ref></ref> pair, and inside those put the text of the citation, something like this:
This is a fact which needs a citation. <ref>''Enormous Compendium of Facts'' (2011) by J. Random Author, Reliable Press, University City p. 261</ref>
You will then need to use {{reflist}} in a Notes or References section near the bottom of the page. You could use one of the cite templates, such as {{Cite news}}, {{Cite book}}, or {{Cite web}}, to format the citairton in a standard manner, but this is not required.
See Referencing for beginners for more detail. DES (talk) 15:00, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Archive date for Australia's Pandora archive?

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I've just fixed (in this edit) a dead link by adding "archiveurl" to a {{tl:cite web}} reference, and now the ref list includes the warning that "|archiveurl= requires |archivedate= (help)". The archive website is Pandora Australia's Web Archive, and it's not obvious to me how to get the archive date, or how else to fix the warning. Is there some reason why the date is "mandatory", if not all archive services provide the information?

For what it's worth, I found the archive link by:

  1. Following the original (dead) link, which now takes me to http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/
  2. Follow the link from http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/ to PANDORA (for ...brandis)
  3. Search that Pandora page for the page title "35 per cent increase in funding for Australia's major performing arts companies"

Mitch Ames (talk) 14:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Mitch Ames: The archiveurl parameter is usually used when the archived copy was found off-site, like WebCite or the Wayback Machine (also archived there: [1]). When it's actually on the website, you it usually means the address was just moved, and you can just update the url parameter and not use archiveurl. ~HueSatLum 23:15, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Pandora is a different site to the original (Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, http://www.dbcde.gov.au, which now redirects to Department of Communications). Mitch Ames (talk) 12:58, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I would say update the link anyway (and the publisher); my rule of thumb is if it's on a dedicated archive site, use archiveurl, otherwise just change the link. ~HueSatLum 23:01, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Pandora is a dedicated archive site. From http://pandora.nla.gov.au/about.html (I've added the bold for emphasis)

PANDORA, Australia's Web Archive, is a growing collection of Australian online publications, established initially by the National Library of Australia in 1996, and now built in collaboration with nine other Australian libraries and cultural collecting organisations.

Perhaps the template help needs a bit more explanation as to what qualifies as an "archive". Mitch Ames (talk) 14:12, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

JUNKUNU DANCE

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Junkanoo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Dear Wikipedia,

It was not mentioned in your page that the Jankanoo "Junkunu" Dance is also a culture dance for the Garifuna people who currently reside in the countries of; Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Dominica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Belize and the United States. In the Garifuna language the word Jankanoo means; "Wanaragua". They dance this dance during Christmas. New Years Day, the 6th of January and at their cultural shows.

One of the history of this dance was that there was a Slave Trader by the name of John Canoe who visited the coast of West Africa to get slaves and a sending off ceremony was held for him before the people left their country. The mask that is used for this dance is that of the White Man with his blue eyes.

Wellington C. Ramos Adjunct Professor of History Garifuna From: Dangriga Town, Belize — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wasany451 (talk • contribs) 14:17, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source for this, which could be cited in the article? Maproom (talk) 14:55, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

dele jegede edit

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I have edited the article on dele jegede several times. I am dismayed to find out that all of that has disappeared! Is there any way that this can be retrieved? And how do I save work in progress? Thank you. bolekaja — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bolekaja (talk • contribs) 17:31, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

According to your edit history, the only two edits you have made under this user name are both to this help desk. The English Wikipedia does not have an article dele jegede so you cannot have edited it - where have you been editing? Another language of Wikipedia? Arjayay (talk) 18:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mean User:Bolekaja/Dele Jegede? (See previous discussion.) ʍw 18:22, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
However, according to the history of User:Bolekaja/Dele Jegede, Bolekaja has never edited that page either, so I am not sure where they have been editing. Arjayay (talk) 18:29, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
According to the edit history of that sandbox, User:Cyphoidbomb very kindly established it after the OP uploaded the original draft to Commons as a PDF. I've left them a talkback in the hope that they will follow it back to this discussion, but will also leave them some guidance and links. - Karenjc (talk) 18:35, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pool queue is full

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Because there's no list of U.S. Representatives from New York, I decided to go to "it" and search for related pages. I got one page of normal results, but when I clicked the (next 20) link, I got no results, and the only thing that appeared was a message in red letters: "An error has occurred while searching: Pool queue is full." What happened, and what can I do differently next time? 2001:18E8:2:1020:523:670A:D406:CB0E (talk) 18:00, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is nothing you have done - there are just too many requests for the server to handle. Usually, if you just click back through the search again, the results will appear. Arjayay (talk) 18:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There is no such list, because there are so many of them (over 2,000!). What you need to look at is Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:21, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I just found it at List of United States Representatives from New York; perhaps one of you could create the redirect? Anyway, my question was about the pool thing, not the absence of the list. Thank you to Arjayay for explaining what was happening. 2001:18E8:2:1020:523:670A:D406:CB0E (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done ~Charmlet -talk- 19:29, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit conflict question

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I hit two edit conflicts while replying in the section immediately above this one, and the conflict was with Frze's response on the Rßckgängig question. Since that was in a different section, why would I get an edit conflict? I edited the section about the pool; I didn't edit the whole page. 2001:18E8:2:1020:523:670A:D406:CB0E (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Editing a section still updates the whole page, and so can edit conflict with an edit elsewhere on the page. Samwalton9 (talk) 21:07, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

image upload etc question

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Sorry for being dim, but help would be appreciated with the following: I've uploaded an image file which was of something I scanned, for use in mimeograph

  • 1. A query has popped up in relation to the file, requesting a url, but given that I've just scanned it and uploaded it for WP I don't see why I need to also put it elsewhere.
  • 2. The image is not appearing in mimeograph, just the text of the filename.
  • 3. Is there a help page showing how to control size and placement of the image in the WP article?

Gravuritas (talk) 19:05, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. The tag was added by User:Sfan00 IMG. He probably could have chosen a better tag, but the point is that the source statement ("scanned") isn't sufficient. Did you personally create the printed document (the piece of paper with black-and-white images) that's on the left side of the picture? We understand that you created the scan, but things in pictures need to be freely licensed or in the public domain. This wouldn't be a problem if you took another scan after removing the piece of paper from the plastic flap. Of course, if that little diagram is freely licensed or in the public domain, it may be included, but you'll have to prove that it's freely licensed or in the public domain.
  2. I don't think our software allows PDF images to appear in articles. I think you'll have to set your scanner to produce images in a different format (e.g. .png or .jpg or .tif), then rescan the image with that format and upload the new image.
Sorry that you'll have to redo something, but I don't think you have any choice. 2001:18E8:2:1020:523:670A:D406:CB0E (talk) 19:15, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks for making the process, the current status, and the path forward clear. I'll review the printed bit and sort it out.
Gravuritas (talk) 20:14, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why do my edits keep getting deleted?

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Hello,

Every edit or new content that I add to a page is eventually deleted? I include references and the information is still removed. Why is that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MorrisonKPR (talk • contribs) 19:31, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@MorrisonKPR: In this edit, you removed encyclopedic, sourced information and replaced it with promotional material. Wikipedia is not for promotional material. You also may not use Wikipedia for "public relations" purposes - which is something your username may imply. ~Charmlet -talk- 19:53, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Political Violence Page

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How do I go about talking to someone about a friends ex co-worker listed on your page about Political Violence in Washington, D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_political_violence_in_Washington,_D.C. Miriam's death was not Political Violence. Thanks Richard — Preceding unsigned comment added by RMJChurch (talk • contribs) 20:54, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll leave this for someone else to act on or not act on, but in my opinion and understanding of it, this may or may not be appropriate. On one hand she attempted to drive through a WH barrier and then raced towards the capitol, striking police cars along the way, but on the other hand nobody knows why she did it. ~Charmlet -talk- 21:01, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@RMJChurch: Hi, I've taken a look at the article and I think you've raised a good point. Based on the article's edit history, it looks like Jax 0677 merged the information from Miriam Carey's article into the "List of incidents..." article, probably as a result of an article about Miriam Carey being deleted. I agree that the write-up neglects to mention anything about her actions being "political", rather that she was suffering from mental illness. Since there are no sources presented to affirm a political motivation, I have deleted the entire write-up. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:52, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

the praia grande macau

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209.166.162.3 (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2013 (UTC) F.Y.I. I HAVE A PRINT 37/200 BY t.allom TRIED TO LOOK IT UP ON YOUR WEB SITE . ITS NOT LISTED . YOU HAVE A DIRRERENT SPELLING THAN THE ORIGIONAL PRINT ."THE PRIA GRANDE MACAO" IS THE WAY ITS LISTED ON THE PRINT.[reply]

Hi, did you have a specific question about how to use Wikipedia? It's not clear from your post which article you are referring to. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:14, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Avenida da Praia Grande is listed along with other major roads in List of roads in Macau. If it's an old print, the name may well be different from the modern spelling. - Karenjc (talk) 19:14, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help

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I am looking for the address and phone number of the History Channel? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.188.138.165 (talk) 21:59, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 4 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck. ~HueSatLum 22:56, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@173.188.138.165: You might want to try the new resource "Google". You start by typing in what you're looking for, like this. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:10, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

guarding an article against malicious editing

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Once an article is built or edited is there a way to guard it against malicious editing or changes being made to it by someone who has a particular agenda for the edits? Jmasiulewicz (talk)

If there is heavy and persistent vandalism or disruptive editing, the article can be semi-protected. Please see Wikipedia:Rough guide to semi-protection for what points administrators should usually consider before applying semi-protection. If the user in question has an autoconfirmed account, other measures will have to be taken into consideration. -- Toshio Yamaguchi 22:30, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmasiulewicz: Hi, I haven't looked at any of the pages you've edited, but I think it's important to remember that one person's "agenda" is another person's "earnest edit". There will always be differences of opinion in collaborations, and page protection should only be requested in unambiguous cases of vandalism, persistent disruption, or edit-warring between other editors. Simply having a difference of opinion, or encountering an editor whose personality clashes with our own, won't cut it. There are other venues for content disputes: Article talk page first, then Request for comment, and in more extreme cases of belligerent editing, WP:AN/I. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:02, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information; was very helpful. Jmasiulewicz (talk)

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